Sahl Hasheesh: Cairo Day Trip by Plane with Giza Pyramids & Egyptian Museum
Fly from Sahl Hasheesh to Cairo and trade the turquoise bay for five thousand years of history. In one day, stand before the Pyramids and the Sphinx and explore the Egyptian Museum - flights, guide and lunch included.
Overview
The best mornings sometimes start in the dark. While Sahl Hasheesh's turquoise bay is still silent and the promenade empty, a short transfer brings you to Hurghada Airport and a domestic flight to Cairo - and within the hour you leave the resort crescent behind for the oldest monuments on earth, skipping the long overland drive entirely.
Your Egyptologist guide meets you at your chosen museum - the historic Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square or the sweeping new Grand Egyptian Museum - where golden masks, mummies and painted coffins turn distant history into something you can almost touch. Then the Giza Plateau opens up: the Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure against the sky, and the Great Sphinx keeping its ancient, unbroken watch.
Standing beneath them, the scale is genuinely hard to describe. These are the last surviving wonder of the ancient world, raised by hand over four and a half thousand years ago. Across a relaxed lunch and an unhurried wander through a Cairo bazaar, you start to understand why this single skyline has pulled pilgrims, pharaohs and explorers toward it for millennia.
It is all arranged for you: pickup from your Sahl Hasheesh hotel, the transfer to Hurghada Airport, round-trip flights, air-conditioned transport, entrance fees and lunch included. A Nile boat ride, a camel ride or entry inside the Great Pyramid are there if you want more. By evening you are back on the calm bay, richer by one of the most remarkable days Egypt has to give.
Highlights
- Skip the long desert drive - fly from Sahl Hasheesh to Cairo and back in a single day
- Stand before the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple
- Explore the Egyptian Museum or the new Grand Egyptian Museum, depending on your option
- Travel with an expert English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant and browse a Cairo bazaar
- Add a Nile boat ride, camel ride or entry inside the Great Pyramid if you wish
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from your Sahl Hasheesh hotel
- Air-conditioned transfer between Sahl Hasheesh and Hurghada Airport
- Round-trip domestic flights between Hurghada and Cairo
- Air-conditioned transportation throughout the tour in Cairo
- Small-group or private tour, depending on the selected option
- Expert English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to the Egyptian Museum or the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), according to your option
- Entrance fees to the Giza Plateau, including the Great Sphinx and Valley Temple
- Lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant
- Shopping stop at a local bazaar
Not included
- Drinks at the restaurant
- Optional activities (Nile River boat ride, entry inside the Great Pyramid, and camel or horse riding)
- Guides in Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Chinese and Russian (available as an add-on)
Good to know
- Child price: ages 3-11 · Infants under 3
- Please bring your passport or ID card
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Please wear weather-appropriate clothing
- Payment for the Cairo day trip by plane must be made at least 7 days before departure to secure flight tickets
- Guides in Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Chinese, and Russian are available as an optional add-on for your group
- Optional activities are available, including a Nile River boat ride, entry inside the Great Pyramid, and camel or horse riding
- Please bring extra cash if you wish to purchase drinks, souvenirs, or optional activities